2023 - November and December - page 10
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| Issue number | 395 |
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| ISSN | 2632-7171 |
| Publication date | 1st November 2023 |
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magazine ARA News Using the App at the Belfast 2023 conference © Lost Lens Caps Photography financial considerations and viability, the conference committee do think that it would be worth investigating the possibility of introducing bursary support for speakers as well as delegates to encourage greater diversity of access to the platform where financial reasons might be a barrier. An online/hybrid conference model from 2025 onwards might also help remove this barrier to access. Similar considerations were voiced concerning the social events, but as the majority of respondents favoured retaining both the opening reception and gala dinner the status quo will prevail for this part of the conference. We asked respondents if they had not attended in recent years what the reasons were. As would be expected there 10 are almost as many reasons as respondents! However, there are some common themes given: • • • • • • Cost Geography (often from international respondents) Timing Employer will not fund Cover at the office unobtainable Content not relevant to me (e.g. ‘little on business archives’) Some of these will be addressed by the proper consideration of online access / a hybrid conference model. There were 100 responses to this question (out of 150 |